more pictures (sorry, can't figure out how to upload more than on pic at a time???)

Hydrangea & Heuchera.

Awesome, carrieb --thanks!

I'd say from a glance that's it's probably a lace cap hydrangea. They're really pretty and more unusual than the norm from the box stores.

using the GW system for pix.. one pic per post ... is all that is allowed ...

if you want to get fancy... you need something like flikr or photobucket ...

IMHO ... your first lesson as a newb ... is to learn about the mulch.. and learn to maintain it so as to keep weeds at bay ... if you did nothing else this season ... just mulch ...

and second.. they are not children.. you wont need to ever feed anything.. key word being NEED ... a little of this or that wont hurt.. but dont get it in your head.. they will die w/o food..

besides .. note that with a properly applied mulch.. one of its functions.. as it breaks down.. is to build the soil .. which ... is really all a plant needs.. a good soil ...

the first is a shrub.. i may see you in that forum ..

the second is a perennial ... i might see you in that forum ...

good luck and welcome to GW

ken

ps: learning how to water ... would be the next best thing.. to learn this season ... and it has nothing to do with wetting down the leaves every evening.. after dinner ... and it is rarely an automated system.. for anything other than the lawn ...